[no obj.]talk foolishly or at tedious length about something 瞎扯,唠叨;空谈 I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half. 我坐在座位上听他瞎扯了至少一个半小时。
派生 prater noun
(罕).)
语源
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German praten, probably of imitative origin